With the resurgence of sewing energy I have been feeling of late, I think it’s time to address my fabric stash. I acquired 90% of these fabrics in a buying frenzy sometime last year, in an earlier attempt to sew my life-transforming wardrobe. I did have to buy new fabric for my pencil skirt because, [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Sep 26
Sewing, Tiling, Digging, Drawing
Wow, it’s been a while since I posted around this here blog. What have I been up to? Let’s see…. 1. Crazy MAJOR progress on the pencil skirt. This is a close up of the fabric and lining around the zipper. Just a few finishing touches and she’ll be done and ready to wear. Just [...]
Sep 13
Color in the Garden: Purple
My favorite plant color! Dark, dark purple. Commonly referred to in the plant world as “black”. From left we have a leaf from my elderberry. Someday it will bloom and produce fruit and I can make an elderberry cordial! I see it mentioned a lot, particularly in English recipes. I am not even sure if [...]
Sep 09
Color in the Garden: Orange
This has been a rotten, rotten, rotten year for tomatoes. Actually, trying to grow tomatoes in the Pacific Northwest is a dubious exercise, and anyone who can successfully produces a ripened tomato is looked upon with a mixture of jealousy and esteem. I pretty much only grow cherry tomatoes, with the thought that the smaller [...]
Sep 08
Color in the Garden: Yellow
Jeffery has taken it upon himself to stain our picnic table, and I couldn’t be more pleased or surprised with his choice: black! I love it. Even though the season is winding down (sadface) there is still some spectacular color in the garden. For the second year now, I grew this yellow french fillet bean. [...]